Category: Education
Father Gregory Boyle's longstanding work with youngsters caught in cycles of violence has been enough to fill a volume of vignettes — and all proceeds will go to the non-profit that's a centerpiece of his mission.
March 4 event will draw teachers, parents, unions, state workers and others to various sites, organizers say.
Officials initially focused on mobilization drive but have more recently been 'ramping up' methods for measuring how effective efforts have been so far.
Nothing illegal here — just a fond memory as Los Angeles County District Attorney and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Steve Cooley serves as judge and recalls his performance in the Lions Club annual contest decades ago.
College students seem to see a great deal of distance between Washington and their everyday lives and concerns on campus.
Annual summit brings word of new schools expected to offer summer and after-school "enrichment programs" to children in South Los Angeles.
Yeah, a lot of environmentally sensitive products are too pricey for regular folks, but believers say education is the first step, and he managed to take another after getting a few lessons.
The movement was an uneasy time in America and the Skirball's "Road to Freedom" is an uneasy journey — but it should be.
YWCA's plans call for residential quarters for as many as 400; organization plans to consolidate various other programs from six scattered sites to Downtown facility.
Donations rolling in despite recession, affording possibility of official opening on anniversary of March on Washington.
Latinos catching up on Internet use, with low-income immigrants accounting for a significant part of recent gains.
L.A. Teacher uses music to turn students on to math, celebrates launch of album and DVD.
$1,000 scholarship and trip to D.C. also in store for winner of annual competition, which is open to students from city's center and nearby areas.
Efren Peñaflorida's Dynamic Teen Company uses the simple vehicle and extraordinary commitment to bring basic education to the slums of Cavite.
Olympian Cullen Jones launches program to take on troubling trend of drowning among minority youth.
Gathering focuses on possibilities of jobs, contracts generated by environmentally sensitive developments and products. Participants urge community members to educate themselves, call on their representatives in seeking opportunities.
Administrators say it's time to 'do more with less;' teachers grumble that they're being asked to do 'everything with nothing.'
Retired prize fighter inaugurates the Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo Charter High School in Boyle Heights, urges students to pursue professional careers.
After going through crisis last year, the festival refuses to die in a city where the largest minority is Latino.
Art assignment leads to walk-out; 'sensitivity training' likely for veteran instructor.
Give inner-city youngsters the chance to decide for themselves on the academies that train our military's leaders.
Well-known church looks to put students and parents in touch with recruiters, financial aid options.
Retailer gives school library a makeover that thrills kids and teachers.
Macy's teams with RIF program that aims to aid 75,000 youngsters from more than 220 low-income schools in Southern California. An estimated 75% of the kids are Latino.
Special LAUSD unit pitches in with clothes, personal items for youngsters, struggles with challenge of high school kids.
Founder's daughter builds on dad's start, Bakewell's progress, with new programs and services.
Jackie Robinson Foundation executive cites own experience and reminds college students that it's never too soon to make contacts.
The children of the Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School in the San Fernando Valley have come to visit their friends at Para Los Niños Charter School on 7th Street, just east of Downtown Los Angeles, to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Operation Hope lines up A-List supporters for effort focused on financial literacy.
Post-graduate programs with high percentage of Latinos get financial boost to help more Hispanic and low-income students become future architects.
He took a pass on the NBA because he fell in love with the Philippines. Now he's showing the same dedication to the kids of the campus he oversees.
Latinos come to most minds, but Asian students also stand to take a hit if court halts AB 540.
Calixto Sibaja has won plaudits for his lush depictions of life in his homeland of Oaxaca, Mexico, and his success has also brought him back to organic pigments that come from pre-Columbian times and were handed down to him from his Zapotec grandparents.
Immigration opponents might want to seal the border, but a recent promotion by a co-op of family owned dairy farms in New England shows that they'll have a hard time taking tortillas off the table.
President's recent back-to-school speech amounted to a primer on perseverance — a trend that's taking hold on the ground in Los Angeles.
Pencils, pens, notebooks and crayons can add up for parents facing economic woes as their children head back to classes. Here are some tips for trimming costs.
The Hollenbeck Palms senior center on the Eastside is also home to a youth literacy program that has the elderly supplying their stories to students from a continuation school.
"I sat there, listening to this child rap about what he would do if given the chance. I thought, 'Ummm ... excuse me?! You most certainly will not!'"
Para Los Niños opens child development center named for County Supervisor Gloria Molina.
Six got to tour Obama's place and the whole bunch had plenty of fun as part of an annual effort by a local church to let kids "know the world is bigger than their block."
Skid Row beat cop Deon Joseph wants successful African-American and Latino-American adults to tell local kids that they're "Just Like U."
Bill includes money for upgrade top diabetes lab at Good Samaritan in Westlake, solar panel training program in Chinatown, and transitional housing program in Filipinotown.
An after-school program started from a garage is giving kids an education in art, culture and tradition.
He can see the degree from Penn in his future — and the lessons of the past come into focus, too.
Attorney General gets a look at gang reduction efforts in Nickerson Gardens housing project, says he'll use successful models elsewhere.
Moves to cut services rather than hike taxes work their way to the grassroots, where everyday folks are expressing irritation.
Drawing on Skid Row experience keeps him cool during a financial meltdown — and the next thing he knows his tax bill is all squared away.
Filipino-American Jonart Joven is putting his hopes on a third career to get ahead in rough times.
Villaraigosa doubles program, credits 7 p.m.-to-12 midnight activities for decreases in gang crimes.
He's at it again — taking first steps toward getting squared away with Penn and obtaining the degree that slipped away in a cloud of crack years ago.
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